Howard Midstream wraps major projects to expand natural gas, renewable diesel
In Oklahoma, Oil & Gas Journal reported that Howard Midstream Energy Partners (HEP) has completed a series of projects to expand pipeline, processing, and storage capacities for accommodating increased production of natural gas from the Delaware and Eagle Ford basins of Texas, as well as renewable diesel at the US Gulf Coast (USGC). HEP completed construction of its new South Texas natural gas pipeline and associated treating and compression installations in early November, according to the report. HEP also reached completion in 2023 on the previously announced expansion of its 450-acre midstream terminal in Port Arthur, Texas, to support Diamond Green Diesel Holdings LLC’s (DGD)—a 50-50 joint venture of Valero Energy Corp. and Darling Ingredients Inc.—new 470-million gal/year renewable diesel plant at Valero’s 395,000-b/d Port Arthur refinery, about 90 miles east of Houston. According to the report, the completed expansion includes the addition of 575,000 bbl of tank storage for renewable diesel feedstock and finished product, three pipelines with associated connections to local refiners, seven miles of rail track with associated rail loading-unloading capabilities, truck unloading installations and a second deepwater dock—with additional capacity available for third-party shippers—equipped to accommodate Panamax-sized vessels.
